Nice color echo between the cordyline and window box flowers.
While I missed many of the features called out in the garden's description, I did notice the black and white pattern repeated on garden structures and pots. I love design consistency throughout a garden so this fun touch spoke to me.
Hmm, not sure this one had (yet) received the black and white treatment.
Agave! I believe it was an Agave desmettiana.
And I'm betting these are its pups.
Cephalanthus occidentalis, buttonbush. 
How cute is that?
One more photo from The Bove Grove...
... and then we were off to our lunch spot, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House. Years ago (pre-blog) I visited Taliesin West in Scottsdale, AZ. It was a memorable experience.
It wasn't until we pulled up in front of the house that we learned we'd have to pay extra to be allowed inside the home, our lunch visit only included walking around the grounds. So odd.
Love the planters.
From the Fling program: The Martin House’s historic landscape, a collaboration between Wright and Walter Burley Griffin, was restored in 2019. Correspondence reveals that the expansive gardens were a specific request, reflecting Isabelle Martin’s love of flower arranging and Darwin Martin’s passion for landscape design. A raised terrace with dual-sided floral and shrub borders flanks the pergola and links the estate grounds to the Barton House. The primary courtyard features peonies, lilies, and an English-style border of perennials. Original Japanese-imported wisteria climbs the pergola trellises and adds a distinctive and historically authentic touch to the restoration. The landscape’s most distinctive feature is an arc of seasonal blooms, known as the floricycle, encompassing the east verandah of the house. I missed the floricycle, perhaps you could only see it on the house tour?
Luckily the conservatory was open for exploring even without a tour ticket.
From the Martin House website: The conservatory is an indoor glass-enclosed garden for protecting, cultivating, and showcasing rare and tropical plants. It is composed of a series of concrete planters with built-in watering mechanisms, as well as a hand-crank system for opening panels in the skylight.
More from the website: The conservatory also features a dramatic, full-size replica of the classical sculpture of the Winged Victory of Samothrace—a commanding presence that is visible from the front door of Martin House.
I wouldn't mind a conservatory with a hand-crank system for opening panels in the skylight. How fancy.
A few close-ups of the plants...
The texture!
Microsorum diversifolium, I believe.
Pola-dot Begonia.
Phlebodium sp.
Asplenium nidus, perhaps?
The wavy version.
This looked a lot like my Drynaria (Aglaomorpha) coronans.
After walking through the conservatory you step up to the pergola... (from the website)... the pergola is a long open air, covered walkway extending from the principal Martin residence to the conservatory. There are eleven openings on either side of the elevated structure, which serve as “windows” with framed views onto the surrounding gardens and outdoor rooms.
Phlebodium sp.
Asplenium nidus, perhaps?
The wavy version.
This looked a lot like my Drynaria (Aglaomorpha) coronans.
After walking through the conservatory you step up to the pergola... (from the website)... the pergola is a long open air, covered walkway extending from the principal Martin residence to the conservatory. There are eleven openings on either side of the elevated structure, which serve as “windows” with framed views onto the surrounding gardens and outdoor rooms.
After that I stepped back out into the landscape and came across some fellow Flingers waiting for the bus. Left to right; Heather, Anny, Pilar and Debbie. Only one more Fling post, and that's coming up on Friday.
The Bit at the End
The Bit at the End
These ceiling fans—shown on the McMansion Hell blog—are so completely not Frank Lloyd Wright style that I had to include the link here, just for the extreme contrast. Check them out!
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I want to GO INSIDE. The conservatory is thrilling, crank windows come on! The foliage doesn't even look real in your "texture" photo. I think the pergola hallway area could use a few pots? ;). Cephalanthus blooms are so cute, they look like Hakea flowers. Fandeliers, lol.
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